Aston Villa can confirm that a fee has been agreed with Leeds United for Fabian Delph.The 19-year-old has made 53 appearances for the Elland Road side as well as representing England at under-19 and under-21 levels.
A Leeds United spokesman said the Yorkshire club: "Wishes to place on record our appreciation for the honourable manner in which Aston Villa has conducted their interest in the player.
"Leeds has resisted approaches from other FA Premier League clubs since agreeing terms with Aston Villa."
An interesting move, no doubt.
It was reported by The Yorkshire Evening Post this morning that Delph was expected to leave by the end of this week, yet given comments from Mark Hughes at the weekend it seemed we were favourites.
It is interesting wording talking of the 'honourable' way Villa have conducted negotiations, and that Leeds have frozen other clubs out of the picture rather than potentially (I'm supposing a little here) a higher bid.